Metal door.



S. G. BOHN.

METAL DOOR. 7 APPLICATION FILED SEPPQQ, I913. v

Patented May 30 1915.

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To alll b hom z't'mag/ co /teem: 1 i (I l Be zipknown that LfSv N GqBohm a, citizen ;of ;the United} States; "residing" at Ros clhjle; in [the county of Wyandotte end Sta t efof Kansas, haveinyentecl certain new andiieefuli Improvements in Metal Doors; and I do deolmre the following to be a tlull,

clear; ancltex aot description of theinvention,

siiohl zis will enible others skilled in the m y pg whichit appelitains to vmake hnd use the same, reference, being had to the accompa nyin'g drawiiigs, and to the letters and gums, of reference In aifkd theifed-n, which formhkpm-fofthis speofieetionh 001's? and has for its] principal qobj act to rovidel, a door ofyfthis elafsswith m ans for glass olhermetei'ial." u this olfieot I; have p'rov'ided improved de- Itio fje e l em-meme; Fig; III is 'lpexxs eobive ofaportion of thestile 1'1 fail and ltseockefi hooks." qFigQIV "is a l cletzl verspe otiye of meribsfl hereimifter deeci'ibeilg hwy be'of any tion relatesjeqluillyto all. ,1 Theym tei'izil atf the: inner edge of the stile orflra lie wmedfimyerdly and thence outwardly to form :t narrow channel 4 and imiention] relates a fireproof metal J P l receiving and securely holdingye panel of In aceoxnplishing stile o L mil; showingwa modified form of ma door; \vhioh fexeept for the improveordinary: consti uetiol p Each of the etiles and; rails has ifisinner po 'tioh adapted forlug apeiielg of glaa oi lothe suitable can yihgh In'ioltling which thepapelf to 1 ehhmico the is "the samefl will kleecrihe bulfone in" detail 'TED' STATES eATmNT oFFioE. l of nosenem, muses, v

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6 shaced from ith'e intilrned body portion 7. and out-turned peek portion 8 to' reoeive of the door stile or rail, ancl has backturned angle as the stile errail a! the edges of jfreeedges 12fo1minga V of about'thesame" 1 the-V member 12 being bent inwardly i30 wardthe fbody ofthe socket end thence outwardly and backwardly to form a resass-l3, and lip l4. By forming the'socket 11 of about the same width as the channel lithe socket mey be-projeoted through the channel by spr nging the neck member'sfi ,liackwerdly, ifxneoessaryyso that the stile;

or rail Als maybe projected intothe recess "l3 and against the free edgesof thesocket V, the freeefiges of the socket being sprung outwardly oo-willow the free edges, of the shile om'eilto enter beneath hooked por'tioxis" 15 and locklhereagemst toholcl the socket to lihe stile or rail. Ibis apparent that with the socket in place the panel 16 may be set with its ege withili the socket 11.

floor I prefc'efto provide the pahel with a molding 'lflwhich is'hdapted fer coiipersg tiveengagement with the panel socket, so that ii; may beepplied to'the door or without he aid of screws or-bolts.

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complishinglthis' object I p rovide'the moldingwith h flangel8 which is adapted to bear against the faceof the panel; and at v shaped. lip 14-61: the panel socket, sothac it oppositeedge'withhrkeepez' flange 15), which is adapted for projection betweenfhe. inturned portion 7 of the stile or rail andthe the mialding V may'rest Within the recess 80 after thehmly of the door-is completed, I modify the eonstriwlzion by turning the outer edge of the molding member: inwardly 21ml oilsetti'ng the same from a shelf 2'! (Fig. VI) ffor carrying the panel; the extreme edge of the shelf being pi ovided with :1

l the recess 20, the resiliency of the metal spring lip 22, which is adapted to overlie the socket V 12, to hold the parts firmly in position. With this construction the opposite molding member bears against the panel the same as in the preferred construction.

In assembling a metal door equipped with my improvements, the socket members are applied to the individual stiles and rails, and three of the members assembled leaving an open end for the insertion of the panel.

. The panel is then placed in the sockets of the three members and the fourth member connected with the other three to completely inclose the panel. The molding is then applied to the socket members on opposite sides of the panel to complete the structure.

When a panel is to be applied where the doors is to be erected, as when a glass panel is'used, the molding at one side of the door.

is installed at the factory and the molding at the opposite side applied after the glass panel has been placed. In both cases panel sockets are placed in the stiles or rails by projecting the necks 11 through the channels of thestiles and rails, and forcing the keeper lips of the V hooks on the stiles and rails inwardly until the latter have been seated within the keeper recess and locked against the hook-members 15 on the socket Vs, the corners of the panel sockets being cut away in order that all of the sockets may be installed as described.

After the panel has been placed, the molding may be applied by forcing the V keepers 19 .between the inturned members 7 of the stiles and rails so the V lips 14-01 the panel sockets will hold the keeper members within allowing the parts to be placed, and holding the same in position after they have been set, so that the molding will lie closely against the door panel. It is also apparent that, when desired, the molding having the panel seat may be used, so that the edges of the panel may,be carried up the molding seats rather than in the socket seats, this arrangement, however, making no change in the manner of assembling the parts.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is v '1. A metal door comprisin a body memher having a contracted me at one edge with the sides of the neck turned back at their free edges to form V-shaped, yieldable keepers, and a socket member comprising a U-shaped body adapted to seat. Within said neck and having its free edgesturned back to form V-shaped members, and havingvinturned hook portions at their free edges adapted to compress the body lips when the socket is projected within the neck and forholding against the edges of said lips when thelatter have returned to normal position.

2. A metal door comprising a body member having a contracted neck at one edge with the sides of the neck turned back at their free edges to form V-shaped, yieldable keepers, a socket member comprising a U- shaped body adapted to seat within said neck and having its free edges turned back in presence 0 two witnesses.

SVEN G. BOLIN. ,Witnesses:

'ARTH'fUR W. CArs, L. E. Cons.

to 'form V-shaped members, and having inj 

